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The fate of a young nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in the thrilling sixth volume of the New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series. Following the intrigue and action of The Burning Land and Sword Song, this latest chapter in Bernard Cornwell’s epic saga of England is a gripping tale of divided loyalties and mounting chaos. At a crucial moment in time, as Alfred the Great lays dying, the fate of all—Angles, Saxons, and Vikings alike—hangs desperately in the balance. For all fans of classic Cornwell adventures, such as Agincourt and Stonehenge, and for readers of William Dietrich’s Hadrian’s Wall or Robert E. Howard’s Bran Mak Morn, the stunning Death of Kings will prove once again why the Wall Street Journal calls Bernard Cornwell “the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today.”
- Sales Rank: #322504 in Books
- Published on: 2012-01-17
- Released on: 2012-01-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.30" h x 6.30" w x 9.10" l, 1.05 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 320 pages
Amazon.com Review
George R.R. Martin Interviews Bernard Cornwell
George R.R. Martin sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally since then. He spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer-producer, working on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and television pilots that were never made. In the mid '90s he returned to prose, his first love, and began work on his epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. He has been in the Seven Kingdoms ever since.
George R.R. Martin: It has long been my contention that the historical novel and the epic fantasy are sisters under the skin, that the two genres have much in common. My series owes a lot to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and the other great fantasists who came before me, but I've also read and enjoyed the work of historical novelists. Who were your own influences? Was historical fiction always your great passion? Did you ever read fantasy?
Bernard Cornwell: You're right--fantasy and historical novels are twins--and I've never been fond of the label 'fantasy' which is too broad a brush and has a fey quality. It seems to me you write historical novels in an invented world which is grounded in historical reality (if the books are set in the future then 'fantasy' magically becomes sci-fi). So I've been influenced by all three: fantasy, sci-fi and historical novels, though the largest influence has to be C.S. Forester's Hornblower books.
Martin: A familiar theme in a lot of epic fantasy is the conflict between good and evil. The villains are often Dark Lords of various ilks, with demonic henchmen and hordes of twisted, malformed underlings clad in black. The heroes are noble, brave, chaste, and very fair to look upon. Yes, Tolkien made something grand and glorious from that, but in the hands of lesser writers, well ... let's just say that sort of fantasy has lost its interest for me. It is the grey characters who interest me the most. Those are the sort I prefer to write about... and read about. It seems to me that you share that affinity. What is it about flawed characters that makes them more interesting than conventional heroes?
Cornwell: Maybe all our heroes are reflections of ourselves? I'm not claiming to be Richard Sharpe (God forbid), but I'm sure parts of my personality leaked into him (he's very grumpy in the morning). And perhaps flawed characters are more interesting because they are forced to make a choice… a conventionally good character will always do the moral, right thing. Boring. Sharpe often does the right thing, but usually for the wrong reasons, and that's much more interesting!
Martin: When Tolkien began writing The Lord of the Rings, it was intended as a sequel to The Hobbit. "The tale grew in the telling," he said later, when LOTR had grown into the trilogy we know today. That's a line I have often had occasion to quote over the years, as my own Song of Ice and Fire swelled from the three books I had originally sold to the seven books (five published, two more to write) I'm now producing. Much of your own work has taken the form of multi-part series. Are your tales too 'growing in the telling,' or do you know how long your journeys will take before you set out? Did you know how many books Uhtred's story would require, when you first sat down to write about him?
Cornwell: No idea! I don't even know what will happen in the next chapter, let alone the next book, and have no idea how many books there might be in a series. E.L. Doctorow said something I like which is that writing a novel is a bit like driving down an unfamiliar country road at night and you can only see as far ahead as your somewhat feeble headlamps show. I write into the darkness. I guess the joy of reading a book is to find out what happens, and for me that's the joy of writing one too!
Review
“Gripping. . . . Mr. Cornwell’s ‘Saxon Stories’ subvert myths of national origin as few would dare. They are ‘unofficial histories’—and all the more realistic for that.” (Tom Shippey, Wall Street Journal)
“[Cornwell] writes morally complicated and intricate stories, and he’s won a following not just among readers but also among fellow writers.” (Gregory Cowles, New York Times Book Review)
“Likely to appeal to anyone who has enjoyed George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series....Cornwell is a master of historical fiction.” (Christian DuChateau, CNN)
“A master of historical fiction has produced another great read.” (Robert Conroy, Library Journal)
“Bernard Cornwell does the best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present.” (George R. R. Martin)
“Compelling.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Cornwell tells Alfred’s story with wit, intelligence and absolute narrative authority.... Cornwell remains in full control of this colorful, violent material, and his steadily deepening portrait of Alfred’s nascent England continues to enthrall.” (Washington Post Book World for Sword Song)
“Bernard Cornwell ranks as the current alpha male of testosterone-enriched historical fiction.” (Dierdre Donahue, USA Today)
“Robustly drawn characters and a keen appetite for bloodshed whip the reader along in a froth of excitement.” (James Urquhart, Financial Times)
“Cornwell is adept at enveloping his fictional characters in British history. His use of geography, instruments of battle, strategy and ancient vocabulary is faultless….No knowledge of early British history or of his earlier Saxon volumes is necessary for a reader to enjoy his dexterous approach to historical fiction.” (Dennis Lythgoe, BookPage)
“[Cornwell] has been described as a master of historical fiction, but that may be an understatement. Cornwell makes his subject material come alive. Better, his major protagonist is totally believable and human.” (Robert Conroy, Library Journal)
“[Cornwell] possesses a gift for narrative flow and an eye of the telling detail that are the main reasons for his primacy in bringing turbulent times to vivid life.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
“History comes alive.” (Boston Globe)
“As expected, the warfare is ferociously bloody, the sacrilege pointedly barbed, and the story expertly paced. Heck, we’d even extol Uhtred’s budding spells of sober reflection about life and love—if we weren’t certain he’d slice an ear off for saying so.” (Entertainment Weekly for Sword Song)
“[M]asterful. . . . The surprise is that Cornwell’s love scenes are as deft as his action scenes, though far fewer, of course—all driven by a hard-shelled, sporadically soft-hearted, always charismatic protagonist.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))
From the Back Cover
The fate of a new nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in this thrilling sixth volume in the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series.
As the ninth century wanes, Alfred the Great lies dying, his�dream of a unified England in danger and his kingdom on the brink of chaos. While his son, Edward, has been named his successor, there are other Saxon claimants to the throne—as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north.
Uhtred, the Saxon-born, Viking-raised warrior, whose life seems to shadow the making of England itself, is torn between his vows to Alfred and his desire to reclaim his long-lost ancestral lands and castle in the north. As the king’s warrior, he is duty-bound, but Alfred’s reign is nearing its end, and Uhtred has sworn no oath to the crown prince. Despite his long years of service, Uhtred is still loath to commit to the old king’s Saxon cause of a united and Christian England. Now he must make a momentous decision, one that will forever transform his life . . . and the course of history: take up arms—and Alfred’s mantle—or lay down his sword and allow the dream of a unified kingdom to fall into oblivion.
A harrowing story of the power of tribal commitment and the dilemma of divided loyalties, Death of Kings is the latest chapter in the epic saga of the making of England, magnificently brought to life by “the reigning king of historical fiction” (USA Today).
Most helpful customer reviews
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Another fine addition to an outstanding series
By Matt Jackson
Another fine entry in the series.
While this seems to follow a pretty solid pattern Cornwell has established for these books, this one was an exceptionally smooth and easy read.While it can be said that Uthred is nearly superhuman (and despite knowing that there is another book in the series) I will admit I was honestly worried near the end that Uthred could fall. The final battle I particularly enjoyed because it really set the situation up much like real war: a confusing mess, violent and loud, and never certain of the outcome. I also liked that others were given the opportunity to shine: a major battle was clearly won by the acts of others, and in fact you could say rescued Uthred, but still Uthred played a major, major role.
One thing I particularly liked was that Uthred is starting to feel his age. Much like me I am getting older and things just don't work as well, people mention your age, etc. While it may be a silent shadow over you, your age is constantly there as you get older and the reminders scattered throughout the book were placed perfectly to start shaping the idea that yes, Uthred will die some sad day in the future.
If you have enjoyed the other books in the series I would recommend this one as well, it continues the story well and provides an interesting look at the events that helped shape England.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Fantastic historical fiction series telling of Saxon-Danish wars in the 800s
By Diane S.
I am hooked on this historical fiction series, and thank Bernard Cornwell for researching and writing it. It follows one male warrior throughout his lifetime, a child of English middle-level nobility who was raised by invading Danes in England during the 800s. I went looking for a good historical fiction book about this period after I took an Ancestry.com DNA test and discovered that instead of 25% Danish ancestry as I was expecting, I had 41%. Wanted to find out why that was, and this series explains how Danes came to England to look for arable land, since Denmark at that time didn't have enough to go around. And of course, the Saxons didn't want to give up their land, and it's taking 8 or 9 books to tell the story. Lots of fighting, which I don't normally like, but for some reason, this series is really riveting. I will be sad when it's over.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A good bloody tale.
By AVLdad
The story is complex and well thought out as Cornwell always is . However this time he relies too much on vivid depictions of violent, gory battles and less on the story. He takes us through the next segment of this turbulent period of English history to set the stage for King Knut.
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